The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-31
In CITY AND COU NTY.
DAsuE: HERE AND THERE BY QUIZ
REPORTER.

REPORTER.
LAST Weeks Occurrences in City and
Cuu,ty Narrated In Condensed
Paragraphs.
= The graded school will close about the
middle of May.
-Quartefis conference was held IN the
M P. church Menlay night.
The side walk ia trout Of the land
office in Salem is being repaired
Col. Fred Little, of Thomasvilie, was
in this city during the past week.
Quarterly meeting services were held at
Centenary NJ. E. church on last Sunday.
Miss Agnes Hairston, of Sauratown,
has been visiting Mrs. J. E. Gilmer of this
city.
A collection for home missions will be
taken up next Sunday at the Moravlan
church.
Palm Sunday and confirmation services
swill be conducted at the Moravian church
next Sunday.
Mr. Lewis Williams little son, Lanier,
who has been very seriously ill, is recover
ling slowly.
1t is reported that Mr.. Walter Grimes
of this city has interest in new drug
4. store In Townsville.
The knights of Labor of Salem are
preparing a hall for their meetings in the
old Salem hotel building.
The Twin-Cty Reform Club will hold
public monthly meetings on the second
Tuesday night of each month.
- 1t is reported that new furniture store
will be opened here shortly. This will
make it lively in this line of business.
We learn that extensive preparations
. are being made for the proposed Easter pic
mic at Griffith and Loughenours ferry.
The many friends of Mr.. Chas. Levister
will be glad to learn that he is back again
in charge of the telegraph Office of this
city.
In the absence of DR.. johnson from
the city, no services were held at the Pres
-byterian church last Sunday morning and
night.
Mr.. J. III. Mills, superintendent of the
Baptist Orphanage IF Townsville, delivered
an address in the Baptist church here las
Sunday.
The, Carrie Stanly dramatic company
will play here Friday. and Saturday nights,
rendering Monte Cristo" and collins
daughter"
= A line has been .runfrom the telegraph
in telegraphy has been organized. among the
young ladies of that institution.
The Republican says of lady who was
married March 9Th, that she was in her 41st
summer. Now, wasn't the Republican
kinder" crowding the season?
We are glad to know that Mr.. Robert
..Bele, who has been suffering a long and
tedious confinement from the injury he
received some months back, is able to be out
again.
Messrs Ashcraft & Owens are putting
up a magnificent new soda fountain that is
nearly big enough to cover a whole side OF
their drug store. Mr.. Fletcher Bobbitt will
be engineer of the machine.
The voters of the Salem precinct will
hold railroad mass meeting on Saturday
= night next, at the Vogler store building
Let the meeting be we'll attended, as the
object is of vital importance to all.
- The Richmond Hill Literary Society
at a recent meeting, debated upon the ad.
.vantages and evils of foreign immigration
N. V. Poindexter, J. A. Miller, G. ii. Gun
diff and V. E. Holcomb participated.
Our new and novel candy mandatory
seems to be quite an attraction. We are
informed by the proprietors that they will
remain all summer, and will erect large
tent in which to drive their industry.
The move to have a mass meeting .
..our citizens tonight at Browns warehouse
is a good one. Let Winston follow the
example of Salem, and do something tc
create a current in favor of the subscription
-Itis understood that large party from
Salisbury intend coming here to attend tn,
Easter ceremonies at the approaching an
.niversary of that occasion. We have no
learned whether an excursion will be rur
or not.
Our reporter is informed by citizen who
: has interviewed Col. Andrews that the
unless the $4,000 is voted, SO those whc
have consoled themselves with that idea
would bette! vote subscription.
Miss Mary Williams, of Panther Creek
and a frequent visitor to Winston, arrived
here few days ago, having made brillian
tour of Tarboro, Greenville and other point.
in the eastern part of the State, where sh,
visited relatives and friends and says sh,
had :" most magnificent time"
The Republican seems to be gettin,
cranky on the subject of peoples ages. /
it finds out anybody seventy-fve years old
it makes great demonstration over il
The Republican does not seem to know tina
the longer a man lives the older he oets